James L. Goodwin State Forest

Pine Acres Lake via Cedar Swamp Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Pine Acres Lake via Cedar Swamp Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Hampton, CT. The route passes Pine Acres Lake and Pine Acres Lake. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 719 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Road 41.78682, -72.07370
Nearest town Hampton, CT

Directions

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Pine Acres Lake via Cedar Swamp Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 563–717 ft

Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest

Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Road · 41.78682, -72.07370

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass Pine Acres Lake.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miPass Pine Acres Lake.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach Pine Acres Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

2% paved1% grass97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 90°68° 27%
Fri 92°70° 30%
Sat 91°68° 40%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°69° 18%

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